'I am what my childhood made me.'
But what is that exactly,Gyles
Who are you And why
In Odd Boy Out Gyles Brandreth provides an extraordinarily revealing account of growing up and coming of age in an apparently well-to-do but always strapped-for-cash middle-class English family.
It is a story about the ordinary things - family life,happiness,ambition,and love,but it is also about adventures - meeting princes and presidents,visiting Death Row in America,exploring the sex clubs of Copenhagen. It is a story of a boy blessed with wit and what he got up to and the people he met growing up in the most wonderful city in all the world in those extraordinary years after the Second World War.
For Odd Boy Out is about more than Gyles and his exploits: it is also a kaleidoscopic portrait of Britain from the 1950s onwards,featuring a cast drawn from politics,the media,swinging London,stage and screen,from Laurence Olivier to Twiggy.
By turns hilarious and moving,and chock full of unforgettable stories,Odd Boy Out is the unexpected and candid autobiography of one of the country's most unlikely personalities. Yet at root it is a powerful and passionate exploration of childhood - how our heritage,our parents and our upbringing make us who we are.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241483756Number of pages: 448Weight: 344 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 28 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Hilarious,ribald,eye-popping,unforgettable,will make you laugh out loud'- Daily Mail
'A whirlwind of witticisms and of funny tales,both short and tall...'I feel I have lived my life in a magic garden where the sun is always shining'he writes,and in Odd Boy Out he offers us yet another glimpse of that bright,shining sun'- Mail on Sunday
'Warm,witty,charming. A moving and very affectionate family history. An enthusiast for life'- The Times
'A fabulous raconteur with a great many tricks up his sleeve. His infectious zest for life means he has a story for almost every well-known person you can think of'- Daily Telegraph
'A magnificent raconteur. A witty account of a most unusual life'- Independent
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth is a British author,presenter and former politician,with a reputation as an accomplished raconteur and public speaker.
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